A Type of Distributed Simulating Framework for Marine Engine Room Simulator

To overcome difficulties of adding a new model or improving an existing one in the traditional marine engine room simulator, a new simulation system framework is put forward which is based on integration of C/S and P2P modes. A control node is set in the system with the function of joining and quitting control of the simulation nodes. Control information exchange between the control node and simulating nodes is by way of C/S mode, but data exchange among simulating nodes is P2P mode. Communication service components, which are separated from simulating entity, automatically fulfill the communication task. So, simulating entities need not consider the details of communication. A marine engine room simulator is designed and implemented based on the framework. Simulating nodes can easily join or quit the simulator, so adding a new subsystem or upgrading an existing one is easy.